Alex Rodriguez’s involvement with performance-enhancing drugs and the Biogenesis scandal may keep him and his 696 career home runs out of Cooperstown, but that isn’t keeping three-time MVP from putting a positive spin on the situation.

In an interview with Steiner Sports, Rodriguez, now an analyst with Fox and ESPN, said the season-long suspension he served for using testosterone and human growth hormone allowed him to “do a lot of work personally and professionally on myself.”

“I think if I look back on it five years from now, I would say that whole Biogenesis scandal was singlehandedly the best, greatest thing that ever happened in my life,” Rodriguez said. “Because it gave me the opportunity to take stock in my life to look in the mirror and realize you are responsible for everything you do, every decision you make.”

"You don't have to be defined by all your mistakes. How you come back matters, too."

Though he seems at peace with his link to the Biogenesis scandal that rocked professional baseball in 2013, it wasn’t always easy for Rodriguez to deal with his decisions.

“It was incredibly painful,” he said. “I would wake up at night sometimes and I would see my team playing in New York, Oakland or at the Rangers and think, “How in the world have I put myself in this mess?’”

Following his suspension in 2014, Rodriguez issued a hand-written letter of apology to "Major League Baseball, the Yankees, the Steinbrenner family, the Players Association and you, the fans.”

Rodriguez hit 33 home runs and drove in 86 runs in 151 games for the Yankees in 2015. He retired in August of the following season.

In his recent interview, Rodriguez called himself a "work in progress."

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“I have incredible regrets and wish I had made better decisions,” he said, “but in another way those decisions if you’re able to overcome them … I’ll say this — we don’t have to be defined bay all our mistakes. How you come back matters, too.”

The 14-time All-Star ended this segment of his interview on a lither note, saying if he had to offer his younger self any advice he would say: “I wouldn’t kiss any mirrors. And if you want to get a sun tan do it at home and not Central Park.”